Posting device



y 1958 H. A. GRIPEKOVEN 2,834,612

POSTING DEVICE Filed March 29, 1956 L/ll INVENTOR Henry A. Gripekoven POSTING DEVICE Henry A. Gripekoven, Bronxville, N. Y., assignor to VISIrecord, Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application March 29, 1956, Serial No. 574,687

Claims. (Cl. 282-29) This invention relates to posting devices, and more particularly to a holder for journal pages or the like on which entries are made by carbon when the entries are written on receiving tickets or other forms.

In connection with many types of records, entries are made on a ticket, voucher, bill or other form, and also entered on a journal page. A number of entries corresponding to the data on a plurality of separate tickets or vouchers are entered on a single loose-leaf page and when the page is full, it is placed in a loose-leaf ledger. Various devices for holding one or more journal pages, and facilitating entries of this character have been proposed, but such devices have generally been of complicated construction and, therefore, relatively expensive to manufacture.

In the present invention I provide a holder in which Unite States Patent 0 '5 and 6. The upper edge of end member 15 is first as illustrated at 19.

oneor more journal pages may be arranged with a sheet of carbon paper, and on which the receiving tickets or other forms may be properly placed for the desired entries. ceiving tickets or other forms. The pages and carbon paper are held in place by suitable clamping means which permit ready removal of the top page when it is filled with entries, after which it may be placed in a suitable looseleaf ledger.

In the accompanying drawing, I have shown one form of the invention. In this showing:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view, parts being shown in section;

Fig. 2 is a vertical, longitudinal, sectional view on line 22 of Fig. 1; I

Fig. 3 is a detailed, sectional view of a number of journal pages and a carbon paper; and

Fig. 4 is a detailed view of the clamping mechanism.

Referring to the drawing, the device may be of any suitable size and shape and may be formed of any suitable material. I have illustrated it as being rectangular, of a size to conveniently receive a loose leaf journal page, and as made of sheet metal. The device includes a pair of channel shaped side members 1 and 2. Each of these members includes a central section 3 which forms the side wall of the device, and a lower flange 4 at right angles to the side wall, and on which the device rests. The channel 1 at the left side has a broad flange 5 at the top, parallel to the bottom flange 4, and the channel 2 has a narrower top flange 6 at the top. A plurality of uniformly spaced pins 7 are arranged on the flange 5, and these pins may be consecutively numbered as at 8.

A lower end member 9, consisting of a flat top portion 10 and a vertical portion 11 is welded or otherwise secured to the ends of channel members 1 and 2. At the other end of the channel members 1 and 2, I secure a member 12. As shown, this member consists of a base plate 13 in the plane of flanges 4, side walls 14, lower end wall 15 and upper end wall 16. This member is secured to the channel members 1 and 2 in any suitable manner as by welding base plate 13 to the flanges 4. The upper edge of end member 16 is provided with a flange 17 arranged in a plane slightly above the plane of flanges A pocket is also provided for the blank re- In the space between the flange 10 of lower end member 9 and the end member 15, I provide a supporting plate 24 arranged in a plane slightly below the plane of flanges 5 and 6. This plate may be secured in any suitable manner, as by welding its side edges to vertical flanges 21 formed on the inner edges of flanges 5 and6 (see Fig. 2). A plate 22, formed of wood or a suitable composition which will serve as a satisfactory writing surface, is secured to the face of plate 20, and is arranged with its upper surfaces substantially in the plane of the flanges 5 and 6.

The plate 22 forms a writing surface and the journal pages 23 are supported on it. I may place a single page on the writing surface, although it is the usual practice to place a number of such sheets on the surface as illustrated in Figs. 2- and 3 of the drawing. Carbon paper 24 is placed over the sheet or sheets as shown. The receiving tickets 25, or other forms, are placed in the pocket or receptacle formed by the member 12. The overlying flanges 17 and 19 serve to prevent the forms from accidentally falling out of the pocket.

Suitable means are provided to retain the pages 23 and the carbon paper on the writing surface. At the top and bottom of the device, beneath the flanges 10 and 18, I provide clamping bars 26. The bars are mounted in slots in the side walls 3. The slots are provided with vertical portions 27, and inclined portions 27. When the bars are in the vertical portions of the slots, their upper edges are in. close proximity. tothe-under surface of flanges 10 and 13. A number of journal pages 23 and a carbon paper 24 are clamped between the upper flange 18 and the bar 26, the flange being spaced an appreciable distance above the surface of plate 22 (see Fig. 2). The pages 23 terminate above the lower edge of plate 22. Carbon paper 24, however, is longer and extends through the slot between the lower edge of plate 22 and lower flange 10. As shown, this flange is arranged only slightly above the plane of plate 22. The bars 26 are normally held in clamping position by springs 29. Each of the springs is coiled around a bolt or pin mounted in the side wall. One leg of the spring bears against lower flange 4. The other leg is provided with an end portion 31 which passes through an opening in the bar 26. One of such springs is provided on each side wall 3 for each of the bars 26. When the clamps are to be released, the user engages the ends 32 of the bar which extend beyond the side walls (see Fig. 1) and forces the bar downwardly and then into the inclined portions 27 of the slots. The top-of the bar is then spaced from the flange 10 or 18 and the papers are released.

In use, the receiving tickets or other blanks 25, are placed in the pocket formed by member 12, and one or more journal pages 23 and a carbon paper 24 are placed on the board 22. They are clamped in place as shown in Fig. 2. A receiving ticket 25 is placed over the carbon paper as shown in Fig. 1. The tickets may be provided with numbers as at 33. These numbers may cooperate with the numbers 8 on flange 5 to assure proper positioning of the ticket. The tickets are provided with openings 33' on their left side spaced to receive pins 7 and hold the ticket in place. An entry is then made on the ticket, which is transferred by the carbon paper to the journal page 23. When a page is filled, it is removed and placed in a loose-leaf binder or journal.

As shown in Fig. 3, the carbon paper may be of a length to permit it to be folded over the upper edge of the journal pages, as at 34. When the carbon paper is thus arranged, a filled journal page maybe removed by re- Patented May 13, 1958' leasing the lower clamping bar 26, raising the lower edge of thecarbon paper, and grasping the page near its lower end. If it is then pulled out quickly, the remainder of the pile of sheets is not disturbed.

The simplicity of the device will be apparent. It is light inweightand may be readily moved from place'to place. This is a convenience where deliveries are made by truck, and a receiving clerk may wish to move from truck to truck as goods are unloaded and delivered. He may carry a supply of receiving tickets in the pocket formed by member 12, and not return to his desk or station until a journal page has been filled.

I claim:

.l. A posting device consisting of a pair of metallic side members, each of said side members including a flat upper surface, a series of equally spaced pins on one of said side members, an upper member and a lower member, said upper and lower members each including flat upper surfaces arranged in planes slightly above the flat upper surfaces of the side members, a supporting plate arranged between said upper and lower members in the plane of the upper surfaces of the side members, said supporting plate being adapted to receive sheets of paper with the sheets arranged beneath the flat upper surface of the upper member, and means for clamping the sheets in position.

2. A posting device consisting of a pair of metallic side members, each of said side members including a flat upper surface, a series of equally spaced pins on one of said side members, an upper member and a lower member, said upper and lower members each including flat upper surfaces arranged in planes slightly above the flat ,upper surfaces of the side members, a supporting plate arranged between said-upper and lower members in the plane of the upper surfaces of the side members, said supporting plate being adapted to receive sheets of paper with the sheets arranged beneath the flat upper surface of the upper member, a clamping bar mounted in the side members beneath the flat upper surface of the upper member, and means normally urging the clamping bar toward the flat upper surface of the upper member.

3. A posting device comprising a supporting plate to receive pages and serve as a writing surface, side members at each side of said plate, said side members having surfaces in the plane of said plate, one of said surfaces having means for positioning a ticket over the supporting plate to transfer an entry written on the ticket to a desired position on a page supported on said plate be neath the ticket, a member arranged at the upper edge of the plate having a flat portion positioned over said plateand spaced therefrom, a second member at the lower edge of the plate having a flat portion spaced above the plate a lesser distance than the flat portion of the upper member, clamping bars carried by the side members beneath the flat portions of the upper and lower members, the upper clamping bar clamping a page and a carbon sheet against the lower side of the 'fiat portion of the upper member, and the. lower clamping bar clamping the carbon sheet between it and the flat portion of the lower member.

4. A posting device in accordance with claim 1, in

which the upper member formsa pocket above the sup- References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS McNabb Apr. 23, 1940 'Condon Dec. 30,1952 

